Temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Moldova under the EU‑Moldova Association Agreement
Decision
The European Parliament adopted its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal COM(2024)0051 (2024/0029(COD)), and instructed its President to forward the position to the Council, the Commission and national parliaments; the committee responsible adopted the report on 7.3.2024 with a committee vote of 28 in favour, 2 against and 6 abstentions.
What Changes
The proposal renews temporary trade‑liberalisation measures for one year from the expiry of the current measures (as of 25 July 2024) and suspends all outstanding tariffs under Title V of the Association Agreement, covering certain fruits and vegetables subject to entry‑price systems and tariff‑rate quotas, including tomatoes, garlic, table grapes, apples, cherries, plums and grape juice. The regulation introduces a strengthened safeguard mechanism allowing the Commission to monitor import volumes and prices and to reintroduce customs duties or take other measures if imports cause market disturbances.
Who Is Affected
The measures directly affect exporters from the Republic of Moldova in the listed fruit and vegetable sectors and EU Member State markets and operators that may experience import‑related market effects.
Sources
Official Documents
- REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part Parliament adopts at first reading its position on extending temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Republic of Moldova products under the EU–Moldova Association Agreement.
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